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a chart showing women in jail died of drug and alcohol intoxication at nearly twice the rate of men in 2018

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2018, Table 10. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2021)

This graph originally appeared in Rise in jail deaths is especially troubling as jail populations become more rural and more female.



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